a grandmother killed inside an apartment in arlington. it could be the first murder of the yean i our area. neighbors and friends are talking to news4bo the victims. more heart break on local roadways a15-year-old girl killed in a crash with her sister and cousin in the car. one of those survivors is talking about the crash. and the fst day of the new year is the last day to visit theusmithsonianm and the national zoo duringve the ment shutdown. we'll have the latest before congress returns to capitol hill. first to breaking news right now, police are investigating a

shooting. at first and kennedy streets northwest. the chief says people were shooting at two eac other just before 1:00 this afternoon when a bystander ended up shot in the head. is still alive at last check. d.c. finished 2018 with a 40% increase in homicides compared to 17. news4's darcy spencer will have more on this coming up for you ons4 at 5:00. it has been a busy afternoon forga police invesrs in arlington. good afternoon, everyone. i'm susan hon. pat and leon are off today. just hours after ringing in the new year, arlington skoinl investigating a suspicious death. it could turn out to be the rst homicide. a woman apparently stabbed to death this morning on 8th road south. cory smith spoke to neighbors who said she was a caring and generous grandmother.

>> just as you said, police are calling this a suspicious death investigation. no charges have been filed. no aests have been made. but investigators tell us, they have identified everyoneed invo in this incident including the victim. the policeaid it was a grandmother who lived here for several years. the tenants woke up to find the lot swarming with police officers in the building's lobby roped off with crime scene tape. inside, residents were bagging it up. police tell us the call came in just after 10:00 a.m. when officers arrived, theyhe foundemale victim and took her to the hospital where she later died. investigators believe this was an isoted incident. neighbors we spoke to say the violence hits too close to home and it is unnerving for them.

>> to come out andee a tragedy so close, it is a bit nervous. he>> first killing of 2019. >> reporter: the lasom said she's known this victim for nearly 15 years.r we will h more from her coming up at 5:00. police just calling this a suspicious death investigation. >> thank you. im handly here at the live dweks some breaking news for you. the c county sheriff's office just released more information on a deadly years eve crash. a 15-year-old girl died with her sister and cousin in the car. here's where the crash happened. just before 4:30 yesterday afternoon on st. charles parkway in waldorf.

you can see the wooded area where the car crashed into the tree. the w15-year-old in the back passenger seat of the car. her 21-year-old sier, nadia, was driving their cousin, 18-year-ol was in the front passenge seat. oday she spoke with meagan fitzgerald. >> she put her head on my shoulder. i wasn't sure. >> this is an ongoing investigation. so the charles county sheriff's office wants to hear from anyone o might have seen that crash. right now as a falls church husband and wife recover from a recollect in oxon hill, the community is remembering their

three children that were killed. it has broken so many hearts. in4 hours, more than 0,000 has been raised for the victims' family. >> reporter: dozens of family, friends, and fellow church pmbers turnince george's hospital center into a place of prayer and remembrance as they mour three young lives taken. a family photo showing smiling innocent faces. tonight the mom and dad are recovering. they will soon be pnenning ral services for their three children. two ins, 5 years old, and their 1-year-old, all kled after a drunk driver killed them friday night. the family waseading home from family services. >> everyone is devastated. they we special people in the

church. it is tragic. how three innocent lives got lost. >> reporter: the prince george's county police say while the driver of that pickup trk that rear ended the mejia family is out of jail tonight, they're still investigating and charges thed come depending on what investigation finds. reporting in hyattsville. news4. turning now to the latest on the government shutdown and an invitation from the white house to congressial leaders to discuss border security tomorrow. orning president trump tweeted about reopening the government without $5 billion for a border wall. a meeting with leaders planned for wednesday. the first time crass have gone to thehite house since the partial shutdown began. still, the president is keeping up hisck at it is proving the democrats do not care about open borders and

all the crime it brings. house democrats as they take control thursday plan to reopen the government with no new money for the president's border wall. some believe he is losing his bargaining control. money.ould have had more eow democrats are putting less money on th table because the president does not have the leverage anymore. nt>> the preside would then republican it to the senate where resident has been unable to convince chuck schumer america needs the wall. >> the only thing that matters is what schumer and trump can agree to. >> 800,000 workers now in the middle of the stalemate are going wiout paychecks. this will put more pressure on die president but so far he's still dem billions for his border wall. jennifer johnson, nbc news, heshington. and partial government shutdown is impacting some of the most popular attractions. the smithsonian will close all of its museums, galleries, and

the national zoo starting tomorrow. smithsonian officials say they've been using prior year funds to remain open to the public until now. we spoke with one dad whoit traveled his children to see the museums and he's not too happy. >> i was told it was fantastic. i brought my two kids with me. i probabl spent upwards of $20,000, $30,000 to get here. 37 hours of travel. and i've got two days to fit aof this in. it is ridiculous. >> there are more than a dozen othe museums you can visit after tomorrow. we've posted them for you. all you have to do is search museum. >> some of us didur start high temperatures in the 60s. it felt so great but it is not going t last. it is january 1st after all.

let's to go clay anderson. first, help a new year. >> yes, we have g someat temperatures outside. we'll show that you the change is on the way. it will be a roller coaster ride. the temperatures will be falling thughout the night tonight and for tomorrow. we go back to work. make sure you have the jackets. it will feelik more january. and guess what. rain again. not until the end of the week. the complete forecast in a few minutes. >> and still to come, a new years day miracle. rescue workers folw cries of little baby and pull him out of the rubbal of a nat gas explosion. plus, a billion miles beyond polluto. nasa exploring aar off world. and a small child falls into annimal enclosure with a ryan

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a toddler rushed to the hospital after falling into a rhino exhibit in florida. you are taking a look at the rhinocerosexhibit. the zoo is about an hour outside orlando. officials say the exhibit allows visitors to brush the animals with two foot long ushes. but a 2-year-old fell between the polls and made contact with the rhino's snout. thechild's condition is not known. the mother was also st to the hospital after she hurt her arm trying to pull the child to safety. switching gears, if you made a resolution to make more money in 19 could you hit the jackpot on the first day of the year. the mega million drawing is now the eighth largest ever.

$425 million is up for grabs. in some places, thereave been lines to snatch a ticket. this ishe fifth time meg extra millions has had a drawing on new years day is th there was a winner in 2008. if there is winner tonight, the lump sum cash option will be worth just $255 million. that's all. a nasa team right here innd marys celebrating the space agsscy's latest suc story. the new encount per led to cheers fromhe new horizons team. and what could teach our solar system for years to come. >> plus, clay anderson is back with a ten-day forecast. that includes r moren chances in our short work being. and a remiomer, you have health and fitness goals in 2019, start off by going health and fitness expo. less than two weeks away.

look at that. dozens of flowered covered floats are featured in the rose parade in pasadena, california. this was the 130th year of the parade. the entire surface of float must be covered in organic materials. this year's entries featured materials like cabbage, kale,

and even seaweed. and it was a cold parade. the temperatures stayed in the 40s but the winds made it feel even colder. we here want to wish all of you ay happy new year of this was famous ball drop in times square. the party is always a bit of a marathon withight security. but despite all of that, one person described it as pure magic. 3,000 pounds of confetti fell on to the streets. a take look at that. the new york city officials say workersn 300 sanitation had to be there to help sweep it all up. wee been warning drivers about fare ireases on the dulles toll road and those increases are here. there a 75 cent increase at the toll plaza 50ents at all off-ramps. if you travel round trip, could

it mean an extra $2.50 a day. the airport authority plans to use much of that extra revenue from the silverine extension on dulles airport. ons a space burst from mil of miles away. cheers in laurel, maryland, when the first transmissions of a distant space object came through. dan sheneman. >> reporter: cheers of the johns hopkins university applied physics laboratory the new horizon spacecraft phoned home. >> we locked up telemetry on the spacecraft. >> reporter: overnight and 4 billion miles from thearth. possible beginnings of our solar system. >> new horizons conducted the

farthest exploration in the history of human kind >> reporter: at 32,000 miles an hour, the seven science instruments taking pictures and measure urmts. scientists say it could take up to two years from the craft to beam back all of the observations including high resolution images. new horizon launched in 2006, soaring past jupiter a little over a year later. otaded to in 2015, after nearly a decade long journey revealing the dwarf planet and its moons like we've never seen them. >> we can build apacraft on earth and we sendt out billions of miles from earth and it sends us back thought wonderfulate that we get on look at and we can learn more about our solar system. >> reporter: for scientists around the world, bringing new

potential and insight into the place we all call home. >> there is nothing coolar. isn't that so neat? >> it's fantastic. and laurel,, maryla where it is all happening. >> right here in our neighborhood. >> town to earth here, we hadom aw temperatures. you're telling me it won't last. it was nice to just have a jacket, not a coat. the roller coaster ride will continue. the temperatsres e, still in the 50s. normally the high temperature for january, 44 degre in our nation's capital. we are still ten degrees abo average. temperatures are now 54 degrees in town. 55 acrossan the mar eastern shore. just enjoy the simpll delight temperatures. but temperatures will change. we're talking about the temperatures as thewill challenge by tomorrow.

so yes, back to work, back to school. make sure the children have the jacket on through the day tomorrow. still in the 40s. we show you north, south, east and weot. the radar picking up any rain showers across the region. future weather. the cloud remain if place throughout the day tomorrow. into tomorrow afternoon. streets going to take some time before the atmosphere and the storm system starts to saturate and brings some rain across the area. we do show some rain moving in. the chances more thursday, friday, yes, definitely saturday. so f s itms the best chance for some rain showers across our area with that, let's talk forecast for tomorrow. plenty of clouds. breezey and cooler. the forecast for the next several days for tomorrow. the temperature in the 40s.

thursday, friday a saturday. a chance of rain showers. the temperatures rise just a bit into the weekend. notice temperatures remain above freezing. also, the temperature in the 50s and 60s. low temperature in the 30s and 40s. we started out with the first day of january in the 60s but it looks like we'll cool down a bit. i'm sorry, everyone, boys and girls, in snow is in forecast for the foreseeable future. >> no complaints from me. thank you. still to come, the miracle story of rvsual. rescue crews pulled a cryingba by there the rubble of an apartment explosion today's after the blast. more from the dramatic images. first a look at some other stories coming up.

>> we'll continue on follow some breaking news. a bystander shotd in the h after two groups of people began shooting at each other. we'll have a live report coming up. some major construction projects. we're looking ahead to 2019. adam has more on the biggest tranortation stories as we into the new ar.

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you are looking little girl we believe was the very first baby born in the dmv in 2019. seconds past the stroke of midnight, the morales family alcomed their daughter. she was born shady grove medical center in rockville.

this afternoon, mom, baby and dad are doing mill. up at 5:00 and 6:00, hear why her parents say she wasin de to be a new years baby. you are and looking at a miracle. that's an 11-month-old baby boy being pulled from rubble today. his apartment building in russia llapsed killing at least seven. officials stayaby had been trapped in sub freezing temperatures for almost two days. nbc' lucy cavanagh reports the deadly collapse and the surprising item the officials believe saved that little baby. >> reporter: in southern russia, a new years day miracle. rescue workers pulling this baby boy from the rubble. alive but in critical condition. more than 30 hours after a gas explosion ripped through this ninetory apartment block, part of the building collapsed. another threatening to givewage emerncy crews racing against

the clock for hours.am entire fies believed trapped. we don't know anything, anything this woman said. her family lived on the thirdfl r. we were speaking and i woke upi feeling le i was falling down, the wall was gone. my mother ander son we screaming. russian president vladimir putin arriving at the scene yesterday to surveyhe damage. briefly meeting with the injured at the hospital. with temperatures dropping to minus 11 overnight, this rans against time and the elements. that baby boy was found by rescuers who heard his cry through the rubble. what saved him t accordingthe local governor was the fact that he was warmly bundled inside his crib. now at 5:00, a community bonded in prayer and purpose. the remembrances today for t three children killed in aho rrible car crash. shutdown showdown as president trump invites

congressional leaders to the white house. and pageant and perseverance. we'll introduce youth tlocal beauty queen and the odds she survived to achieve a dream. first, caught in theross fire, a bystander caught. >> police tell us he was shot here at first and kennedy streets northwest. that's where we find darcy expense we are the details. >> at this point, they've clearedhe scene. we're right here in the 100 block of kennedy street in washington where t shooting happened and d.c. police are telling us it appears the victim was an innocent bystander. we want y to show some video from when the scene was active. it happened right around 12:30 today. is is a commercial area.

there is a laundromat and other small businesses here. they believe three o four males were involved in some sort of dispute. one opened fire. the victim suffered critical injuries. >> a preliminary investigationer shows there two groups that got into a dispute. somebody pulled out a first arm during the course of the dispute. it appears the victim may have been an unintended target. now, at thispoint, the chief says he does not have any lookout information for any possible suspects. they were checking the surveillance cameras in the area to see's if the any video that could be helpful to this inveigation. tonight a community struggling to keep with the suddens of three young children. on sunday night, a suspected drundriver